“… the performers brought a spontaneity and freshness to the music with the inventive nature of the material really shining through. This was an evening of first rate music making … the performances were exceptionally fine.”
Seen & Heard International (Wigmore Hall, 2016)
SHORT BIOGRAPHY“Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez and Raphael Wallfisch have music running through their veins. They are one with the music and with each other…”
- Luister Magazine
Since its formation, the Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch has been invited numerous times to prestigious chamber music series at venues such as London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Rotterdam De Doelen, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. The trio often appears in Spain, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel and Canada. This outstanding trio has been invited by the Wigmore hall to present the complete Beethoven piano trios in 2020, the composer’s 250th anniversary.
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Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 - I. Molto allegro agitato
Schumann: Clavierstücke, Op. 56 - II. Mit innigem Ausdruck
Dvorák: Piano Trio No. 4 'Dumky' - IV. Andante moderato - Allegretto
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 - IV. Mit Feuer
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Arnon Erez - piano
Hagai Shaham - violin
Raphael Wallfisch - cello
Full-blooded music making from a streamlined ensemble
”…they never get in the music’s way. It flows out of them unimpeded, as if balancing a piano trio were the easiest thing in the world, which goodness knows it is not… These performers evoke musical values that today are beginning to seem “old school” yet are as sterling solid as ever. Erez is the most self-effacing of virtuosi, delivering glitter and dazzle… his tone always singing and translucent. Shaham’s sound recalls the great violinists of the mid-20th century: rich and gorgeous, yet never sugary, his use of portamenti judiciously applied. Wallfisch’s cello seems virtually an extension of himself as he blends into vivid musical conversations or briefly takes centre stage to bowl out the big tunes… Notable qualities that leapt out of this performance included the choice of contrasting palettes… Erez’s piano tone turned utterly luminous, as if by magic.”
- Jessica Duchen, Arts desk, Wigmore Hall 2016
Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch was founded in 2009 and comprises three of the finest international instrumentalists performing today.
Since its formation, the Trio has been invited numerous times to prestigious chamber music series at venues such as London’s Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Rotterdam De Doelen, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. The trio often appears in Spain, the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel and Canada. This outstanding trio has been invited by the Wigmore hall to present the complete Beethoven piano trios in 2020, the composer’s 250th anniversary.
The Shaham Erez Wallfisch trio has an exclusive contract with Nimbus Record. Releases to date include Mendelssohn trios, Ravel, Debussy and Fauré, Arenski, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov, a 2-CDs album of Brahms trios and Double Concerto and Dvořák, Schumann and Grieg trios. Upcoming releases include the complete Beethoven trios and the Triple Concerto, Schubert complete works, Dvorák, Haydn and Bloch trios.
Bloch: Three Nocturnes
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 100
Mozart: Piano Trio in E major, KV 542 or in C major, KV 548
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost'
Dvořák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
Haydn: Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Tsjaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Grieg: Andante con moto
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Beethoven: Kakadu-variations
Beethoven: Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70 No. 2
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost'
Kodály: Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
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